HORIZON 2020 - The impact of alcohol consumption on milk banking

As the number of babies born prematurely continues to rise, the list of milk banks has also grown in length, particularly in Europe. But as Europe also tops another league table - that of alcohol consumption per capital - do doctors need to worry about the safety of donated breast milk? An EU-funded researcher plans to find out.

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Health Innovation Funding Researchers Marie Skłodowska Curie actions Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing United Kingdom

date: 29/01/2016

Project: MILK BANKING AND THE UNCERTAIN INTERACTI...

acronym: MUIMME

See also: CORDIS

Research points to the importance of human milk for premature babies, but many of the mothers of these infants experience lactation problems immediately after the birth. Milk banks, which collect, screen, store, process and distribute breast milk provided by donors, play a crucial role in meeting this need.